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Isolating interactions from co-occurrences

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Species co-occurrences have long been used as proxies for interactions, but not all co-occurring species interact. A study now reveals that super-generalist consumers realize a higher portion of their potential interactions in bipartite networks.

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Fig. 1: Degree values in co-occurence and interaction networks.

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